Deuteronomy 15:9

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9 Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.


Commentary on this verse  

By Alexander Payne

Verse 9. Beware lest you cherish the thought arising from the evil unregenerate heart, saying, it is most certain that in a holy celestial state everything good is perceived to come from the Lord; and your understanding regard as evil the humble strivings after good in the soul, and you in no way endeavour to satisfy them; and thus the good impulses from the Lord be rejected within you, and thus you open your soul to evil.